“Have A Loose and Colourful 2010!”

well, good bye 2009. hello 2010.
2009 has been a rather awesome year, yea, bumps here and there. but i’m glad its been a hell of a journey. Every year, i set myself three major goals to fulfill. i shall touch on these below.

i finished my service to the nation this year. i thank all who has served with me throughout my service in N.S. they have made it an experience. the one thing i really can never expect is that i’d be working alongside my APC when i was in OCS. i thank Verdy for giving me a chance to work with him. i must admit that it was quite terrifying to even imagine working under someone who made you leopard crawl to the low wall at 3am in the middle of the night with thunderflashes and smoke grenades being thrown around you. but things worked out fine. i must say i am having a lot of fun working with him and more importantly, i am learning a lot from the company and him. i can see his vision for the company, and i want to carry his vision. his vision is my vision. let’s bring this company to where we want it to be.

i spent a month in India. it was sort of a getaway trip for me after my national service. i was looking forward to it cause i could see my cousin whom i havent seen in a long while. try, 10 odd years. we had fun in india. i learnt a lot in india, and took back the good parts of the culture from india to singapore. i approach people who look lost now, and give them directions and help them. thats what they do in india. i chilled out with jamshed wadia in india. chilling with him in india is really different from chilling with him in singapore. its like, in singapore, its my home. in india, its his place, his turf. you could see a different kind of spark in his eyes. i view india as my 2nd home now. nevermind the jams, and the dirt, the rampant peeing. they’ve got good food. thy’ve got nice people. if ever i become uncontactable one day, try india.

i took up my guit teacher’s challenge to to something great. and i pieced up a gig together with a canadian friend of mine. we nailed, some, we missed some. but we tried. i thank all who came down to support me and see me achieve one of my big goals of the year. 2010 is going to be a another year to do something great. i know what i want to do already, but i won’t tell you yet. i love you guys.

2009 was the year i did my first marathon. i pushed myself to the limits, i wasnt proud of my time (thats why i dont wear the finisher tee. thats why i dont wear the singlet.) but i was happy i pushed myself to the limits. i thank Timothy, Jacky and Keith for being there with me. to the K.L chc girls who congratulated me after my run. you girls are sweet. and to kristy too!

those were some of the interesting things in my life of this year.
now, to make amendments to those i hurt.
im sorry for all the hurt i’ve caused. i never meant to do it although i had to. we need to do drastic things to make things right. you take the simple way out, things will be difficult. you take the difficult way out, things will eventually become simple. if i caused a you to tear, i probably would, in john mayer’s words, pour tears into your drying eyes. im sorry.

here’s a personal note to all who have in some way of another made an impact in my life this year.
Tim – dude, this year, will be our tenth year as buddies. i think the fried rice nonsense, the fire incident, it will all keep surfacing once in a while, and will definitely come up again at our weddings. the first ten years was crazy shit. we still get each other’s jokes and only laugh at our own stupid stuff.i’m glad i’ve got you as a buddy. although you like to talk a lot about your stuff. and you used to not give an opinion about my problems (but you’re changing! really. you start telling me your views on the opposite gender and i totally feel you on that!) you’ve got me as a friend.

Keith chan- dude, you’re one of the sweetest , most tolerant (haha!) boyfriend ever. just keep on keeping on in your studies and you will see where you’re headed. im sure your career will turn out awesome. thanks for being the gentleman. always.

Keith he – oh wait, you dont read blogs. haha. in any case, if you stumble upon this. STOP BEING HYPCRITICAL. whenever i ask for your opinion, its like, up to you, and when i do it, you scream at me. “WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?!” for real, bro?

Jamshed Wadia (im full naming you cause google will inform you. i remember!) – we seldom talk/hangout, but i still regard you as my friend, my close friend. i know that whenever i have got a problem, i can approach you. and i will approach you. i regard your opinion highly. everytime i see you, i smile, because i know you wont judge me because of what i have done. i’ve got a friend in you.

Verdy – thanks for giving me a chance to work with you. i really learnt a lot. i want to grow in design in the company, and carry the vision of the agency. and im glad i’ve got you to mentor me with my journey here. and yes! we got really screwed up thinking and funny nonsense ideas. we cannot run for presidency because the world will be more screwed up than what it already is. we must do what we must, to the ends of the earth, across the universe!

Matthew – how can i talk about one of my director and not talk about my other director. how can i not thank him who feeds me? thanks for giving me a chance to be part of the team. i really believe if we work our ass off, we can get to where we want to go. and i am happy to be working under you. just for you today, Liverpool rocks.

Ah Yong – ahyongyongyong. im glad we trashed things out yesterday. im beginning to see that you really have changed. i hope things between us are like that forever, got any problems, we trash out. we talk, like guys. Arsenal FOR THE WIN.

Jiayu – thanks for everything. you know me really well huh. people are surprised when they ask me about my schedule and i direct them to you instead. thanks for listening. i hope things will work out between joseph and you!

Kristy – my sweetest friend! you arent afraid to tell me i am wrong. and it pisses me that you dont get my point, but when you reiterate your point to me, my point doesnt really matters anymore. stay rock and cool. and hey, pow and you… it will work out. just chill and dont put pressure on yourself.

Jiaying – i know you will be reading this. and if you dont see your name, the princess will complain. so. hey princess. learn to make milo at least la. if not next time your child want to make milo. how?! get your doctor boyfriend to make huh?!

RYAN WRONG AND VALERIE RIIYON – BRO! SMLJ!! yes, you’re damn vulgar and always always always trying to make a fool out of me. but i know beneath that clown, is a boyfriend to his devoted to his girlfriend. beneath the “SIOLA, THAT GIRL HOT SIAL. CAN TOUCH NO NEED TO PAY MONEY ONE” is a guy who would protect the integrity of his friends. thats what a brother is. and HEY SISTER, you gonna do great things for design. just chill and do what you do now. you’re already good. dont pressure yourself ok. sisterhooooood yo! MAN UTD CITY POWER!

Luke – hey dude, im glad we gayed out last night. i am glad you and the Wrong are my friends i made in N.S. lets just keep on keeping on. if you need a helping hand. i’ll pull you up. i’ll be there. lets just walk.

to the rest of my friends out there: there are so many of you i want to thank.
to david, for teaching me all that i have to learn in logistics. i salute your dedication to Team D.
To adrian, thanks for the nonsense every week!

to adelinnnnnnnnnneeeeeee, $@#$$$^^Y^@@%%^&^&&##&$%$#&%$@@$^^@$$^@&@@&$$@%@%$@$%%&%&$%@$%$%&$$#@#$@#. decipher that! i think you’re a lovely girl.

to jacky, LSKLSKLSKLSK <-lau sai kia. :/

so before i i end this post, to all my friends and loved ones, this one IS for you.

Standard Chartered Marathon 2009

so every year, i set aside three goals for myself. i completed one during the middle of the year. and i just finished another one yesterday.
honestly, i thought it was impossible. throughout my run/walk/stretches, i felt like it was impossible. sure, i wanted to give up. sure, i thought i was too weak to go on. but faith kept me alive. i finally realized that when you hit long distances,its your own race that you’re running. just keep on keeping on.
my first marathon. definitely not my last. pushing myself to the next level again come 2010!

this one’s dedicated to all those who believed in me.

numbers.

as of wednesday, today, the 8th of july 2009,

17 days to the big day.
5 days to getting my curve (so my personal assistant wont have to work tirelessly anymore.)
3 days to my brother’s graduation ceremony. (think we’ll go celebrate after that!)
1 day to another working day.

curve or bold?

bold

or curve?

i like it, its nice. slim. and business like. i can update my tweets, surf the net while waiting for people who are really late when it comes to meeting me, etc etc. just that the curve’s an older version, a tad slower and less stylish looking.

but maybe i want to do games too. how?

jabez…

“..Jabez probably had to struggle with being unwanted and unloved. He must have suffered rejection as a child and that would probably have been a big handicap in his life. But Jabez’s faith was stronger than his handicap. So instead of being a cause of pain to others, he rose up and laid hold of God in faith to become a great man of God…” -Pastor Kong.

i must remember who i am. i must remember who my God is. i must remember what my God.

why english is so important.

because without it, you cant sweep the girls off their feet!

thanks piglet.

why we must all do well in what we do.

i just watched the local news. i applaud the government for lending a helping hand to the needy. but i feel that help should not just stop there. thank God for a good government which helps needy families. but i want to do more than just clap my two hands and go on with my life. 

‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

no, i dont want to help the needy to appear on the headlines. neither do i want to do it for people’s favour. even if i do it and have people badmouthing me, i will still live life with a gladness of heart. because i know i have changed lives. and thats all that matters.

so how then can we help these people? simple, just do well in your area of work.

say, you are doing interior design. be the best interior designer you can be out there. build relationships with people in your business, like the furniture shops. then, do something unthinkable. while everyone is fighting to build houses for kings and queens, i say you build a house for a poor family. this family might be poor, but, they would definitely have the potential to impact the world. why build a house for someone who’s already impacting the world when you can invest in lives? bless them with a good shelter to live in.

say you’re into doing graphics industry, like motion graphics, be the best you can be. and then, conduct creative lessons for the needy. help them to nurture their brains. that way, that generation of people will come out with more creative solutions for problems. 

sorry, i’m doing design. so my examples are all design based. but i certainly do not think they are crap.

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My guit. teacher touched me today. i think he’s the best teacher i’ve ever come across in my entire life. thank you for showing me what love and being sensitive means.

2009

welcome to 2009. 2008 was an eventful year. VERY.
before i start, thanks for the Fred Perry Polo Tee kristy! likes it lots. and thanks for the hugo boss fragrance eunice. likes it!

i got into OCS. and dropped out. it didnt really affect me at first, but it affected my parents a lot. and, it eventually affected me. i thought, “If God really planned for me to get into OCS, then why in the world is so much sh*t flying my way?” i thought i was a failure. i failed the course towards being an officer. but then, God made my stumbling block a stepping stone. in 2008, i had my first mass production of brochures. then, the invitation cards to commissioning parade. God sometimes place people who give you chances to make your wrongs right again. thank God for my deputy commander. For giving me the opportunity to change OCS and up the sophistication level. sometimes the repercussions of my decision to quit the officer course did hit me. when i saw my friends commission. when they went for the commissioning ball. then, a close friend of mine, who was the date of one of the officers’ told me that her date told her something which irked her. it wasnt what he said that irked her, it was him that irked her. his character and behaviour. I’m thankful God showed me that ranks and positions does not make you the better person. i thank God for being in my life.

Events that marked 2008.
1) OCS.
2) Poh’s lessons.
3) Tim’s enlistment.
4) joining security.
5) the feisty angel.
6) You became a friend, for the first time.
7) Piglet’s conversion course to rock.
8) mass production of brochures.
9) Asia Conference (for many silly reasons.. and a particular incident.)
10) Shifted back to the place where i spent the first 12 years of my life in.

Happy New Year.
Happy New Year Tim, thanks for the memories in 08. most memorable time was the few days before you enlisted.
Happy New Year Kristy, thanks for putting up with me. but i am still jealous. for real.
Happy New Year piglet, rock chick! faster go be joshua’s girlfriend. i approve!
Happy New Year Belle, bring nappy out for more walks. i want to play with him one day. Pleeaase?
Happy New Year people who secretly read my blog and think i don’t know, show yourself in 2009!

oh oh, video time! if you ever come across a sticky situation and feel like giving up, here’s a song. i know the original’s by The Script but sara wee can do it nicely too! oh, belle, i hope you fixed your player because missing out on youtube videos is like missing out on showering in the toilet.

21st

in accordance of timing, i would like to thank all of you for making my birthday a memorable one.

1) i was at a chalet yesterday and the interactive media peeps surprised me with a cake while i was lying on the floor playing with the twister’s (the game) mat. thanks Ahmad, Ah Yong, Adeline, Alvin, Celeste, Fadz, Alison, Doreen, Ridz and Amy! i had a lot of trouble digging the cake out from my ear.
2) the security team! even though the last service of 2008 ended a little.. bumpy (haha!), i really meant what i said i really meant it when i said you guys pushed me up to another level in terms of my manhood, and i need you guys to push me up another level. thanks for the very nice cake and the topman tee.
3) Cell group. which cell group waits for the member to finish his security ministry, for 2 hours, just to sing happy birthday to him!? thanks for the topman tee.
4) my two little girls. thanks for always being understanding, and ever so patient with my nonsense. especially piglet. i know i said and did a lot of stupid things, especially the recent ones. but i’m glad you’re always there for me, ready to forgive me. thanks for the topman top! i think its the nicest.
5) to kristy. you’re the nicest and most patient female girl i’ve ever seen. i seem to irritate the piss out of you because i do silly things but you’re always ready to listen, ready to talk and i thank God even when you scold me for being stupid! without these scoldings, i would never know how a girl thinks. i really dont want you to leave for australia..
6) tim. thanks for celebrating my birthday the outfield way.
0) God. words alone cannot express how much You have been there for me. the highest peaks of my lives and the bottom most pits of my life. I Love You.

As you can tell from my presents, Topman is Andy. 2008 is dying out. 2009 is coming in. here’s this one.. just for you who knows its you.

TISCH the season to be jolly!

pardon the pun! i know its the worst form of grabbing attention ever. but how can i mellow my yellow self down, when i’ve been confessing with piglet about my university studies and how God will open doors for me to get into a university, or even find a way. and He really did!

thanks Piglet. THANK YOU GOD. LOVE YOU.
the power of confession! thanks Pastor Kong! you’re a pastor any congregation member would die for as much as us being a congregation to die for.